ASmall arms
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Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 1 of 1
PPS submachine gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1207 mm (47.5")[source]
PPS-42 stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mk 13 rifle | PPS submachine gun |
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| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1942–1960s (USSR) 1942–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War[source] | World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Liberian Civil Wars Rhodesian Bush War Namibian War of Independence Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | Accuracy International / Remington Arms[source] |
PPS-42 stock folded
Single sourcePPS-43 stock extended /
Single sourcePPS-43 stock folded
Single sourcePPS-42: 907 mm (35.7 in) stock extended / 641 mm (25.2 in) stock folded PPS-43: 820 mm (32.3 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded[source]
cyclic rate
Single source500–600 rounds/min (cyclic rate)[source]
Approx
Single sourceApprox. 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky and A. I. Sudayev[source] |
| Variants | Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7[source] | PPS-42, PPS-43, M/44, PPS wz. 1943/1952, Type 43[source] |
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| Cartridge | .300 Winchester Magnum[source] | 7.62×25mm Tokarev[source] |
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| Calibre | .308[source] | — |
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| Action | Bolt action[source] | Blowback , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round magazine (MOD 5)[source] | 35-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope[source] | Flip rear sight, fixed blade front sight[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Accuracy International[source] | Sestroretsk Arsenal[source]PPS-42 · mass production from 1943 Sestroretsk Tool Factory[source]PPS-42 · pilot production from December 1942 |
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| Type | — | Submachine gun[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1942[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1942–1946 (USSR) 1946–1970s (Poland)[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~2 million (USSR)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | PPS-43[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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